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4 Cal. 188

Taylor v. Brown

California Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1854

California Supreme Court · decided 1854-04-15

<p>1 Constable may appoint Deputies. — A Constable, like any other ministerial officer, has the right to appoint as many deputies as he pleases, and the deputy is not guilty of any trespass in levying by virtue of legal process in his hands.</p>

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Decided 1854-04-15

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Mr. J. Heydeneeldt

¶1delivered the opinion of the Court.

Mr. Oh. J. Murray concurred.

¶2The declaration discloses no cause of action against the defendants.

¶3It seems from its allegations, that the plaintiff was improperly sued in trespass, on account of a levy by a deputy Constable, and having paid the judgment rendered against him, now sues the Constable on his bond for improperly appointing the deputy. All this was wrong. The Constable, like any other ministerial officer, had the right to appoint as many deputies as he pleased. The deputy was not guilty of any trespass in levying by virtue of legal process in his hands. The plaintiff paid the judgment against him, for the trespass, in his own wrong.

¶4The judgment is reversed.

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